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T-Mobile aims to shake up the industry again, and sooner than you think. At the end of T-Mobile’s press conference on Wednesday, CEO John Legere teased another big change to come. In an interview with CNET, he offered a few more clues. Related stories When Does My Phone Unlock? And How Can I Get My …

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Google Latitude to be retired on August 9

Google Latitude is about to enter the search giant’s junk heap. Google announced Wednesday that Latitude, its location-aware application that allows users to share where they are with others, will be retired on August 9. When that day rolls around, users will no longer be able to share their location and their friends list will be deleted. Third-party applications that …

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TeamViewer introduces remote support for mobile devices

There are plenty of apps that allow you to control a remote PC from your phone or tablet, but what if you want to go the other way? What if you need to help a friend, relative, or employee with his or her mobile device? TeamViewer QuickSupport lets you remotely control a smartphone or tablet from any computer. It’s available …

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LG unveils world’s thinnest Full HD LCD smartphone panel

As companies search for ways to make mobile devices ever-sleeker and lighter, LG Display announced Wednesday that it is coming out with what it claims to be the “world’s slimmest full HD LCD panel for smartphones.” The panel is 5.2 inches long and only 2.2 mm thick. LG says that it is the narrowest full HD LCD panel to hit …

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Now playing: Watch this: The LG Optimus G Pro comes to the U.S. on AT&T 2:17 LG announced today that an over-the-air update for the LG Optimus G Pro is now available for users to download. One new feature is Smart Video, which is similar to (if not exactly the same as) Samsung’s Smart Pause. It means video can be …

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HTC: Forget raw specs, the One remains our flagship

If it walks like a flagship, and quacks like a flagship…that doesn’t make it so. At least that’s the case at HTC, where the upcoming HTC Butterfly S (and expected successor to the Droid DNA in the U.S.A.) holds all the raw numbers over the HTC One but will not be stealing its place as HTC’s premier handset. The Butterfly …

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Softbank has officially completed its $21.6 billion acquisition of Sprint Nextel, Sprint announced Wednesday, finally closing a merger prolonged by a bidding war between SoftBank and Dish Network. Japan-based Softbank is paying $7.65 per share in cash (about $16.6 billion) for a 78 percent ownership stake in the new company. The deal, which Sprint shareholders overwhelmingly approved late last month, …

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T-Mobile could introduce an aggressive new phone-buying model on Wednesday that would let its no-contract customers upgrade to a new handset at subsidized pricing anytime they want, according to reports. The upgrade program, which could be called Jump, would make it easier for people to pay a lower upgrade fee when replacing their current phones, rather than paying the full, …

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BlackBerry plans more layoffs, fired U.S. sales chief

BlackBerry is eyeing another round of layoffs as part of its ongoing restructuring, according to The Wall Street Journal. Citing “people familiar with the matter,” the Journal said Wednesday that the job cuts would affect middle management across the sales and support divisions. The new layoffs would come on top of the 5,000 cuts planned during the company’s last fiscal …

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iPhone 5S could shoot slow

The iPhone 5S is starting a slow motion commotion, with rumours of a slow-mo mode — just like the Samsung Galaxy S4. The slo-mo clues, spotted by 9to5Mac, come from code hidden in iOS 7, the next generation of Apple software for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Codenamed Mogul, the slow-motion feature would allow for video recorded at 120 …

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